Here are five last-minute fantasy football draft tips from the Fantasy Source:

1. Don't feel pressure to draft a QB early. It's becoming chic to draft a quarterback in the first round, but don't feel like you have to follow the crowd. If you're not in position to take Aaron Rodgers after Arian Foster, Ray Rice and LeSean McCoy, in some order, are gone, it's best to play it safe and start building your backfield with workhorses like Chris Johnson and Darren McFadden.

While other owners are reaching for Tom Brady and Drew Brees (and maybe even Matt Stafford and Cam Newton) in the first round, sit back and grab the running back value that falls to you. You'll have a significant edge on your opponents with a strong backfield that you can pair with a solid quarterback like Matt Ryan or Tony Romo in the middle rounds. Proven studs like Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger are falling even further. And don't forget about the upside QBs like Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck, Jake Locker and Russell Wilson that can be had in the later rounds, where Stafford and Newton were going this time last season. These guys won't keep up with Rodgers' scoring, but they won't have to if paired with the right running backs.

2. Don't feel pressure to draft a TE early. Disappointed owners missing out on the first-round QB run are settling for elite tight ends like Jimmy Graham and Rob Gronkowski instead. While those two could potentially give owners a significant advantage at TE, they will have to reproduce last year's record stats again to justify a first-round or even second-round pick. Both are great, but that's a risky play considering all the competition for targets each tight end has in his respective offense.

If you're looking for better value at tight end, Aaron Hernandez is going several rounds after Gronkowski and could actually best his teammate in targets and maybe even fantasy points this season. Mid-round picks Jermichael Finley and Brandon Pettigrew also have some Gronk/Graham-like qualities and offenses, and they could prove to be much better value picks with breakout seasons. Waiting even later, owners can find plenty of TE upside in Greg Olsen, Jared Cook and Kyle Rudolph.

3. Back up your Week 1 question marks. Getting Adrian Peterson (knee), Ryan Mathews (clavicle), Trent Richardson (knee) or Maurice Jones-Drew (holdout) at a steep discount because of uncertainty around their early-season contributions is great, but not if you don't have a backup plan ready for Week 1—or longer.

While Rashad Jennings makes an easy sub for Jacksonville while MJD is M.I.A., the rest of the handcuffs for these backs aren't necessarily good enough to start for you in a Week 1 pinch, especially if they're sharing the workload.

If you take the risk on any of these question marks, other cheap, real-life starters to target in the middle rounds include Denver's Willis McGahee, Green Bay's Cedric Benson, New England's Stevan Ridley, Indy's Donald Brown, Washington's Alfred Morris and Pittsburgh's Isaac Redman. These guys should all be starting Week 1, making them “safe” backups to use in a worst-case scenario if your stud running back isn't quite ready. Plus, they could also make solid bye-week plays or even turn into steady No. 2 fantasy backs.

The early injuries to these notoriously fragile players should serve as reminders to fantasy owners of the risks involved in drafting them. There's plenty of upside with any of these guys, but be careful reaching. If their values are too good to pass up, though, try not to load up on multiple injury risks, and be sure to grab a serviceable replacement quickly in case disaster strikes (again).

5. Save defense and kicker for your last two picks. This one should go without saying. It's inevitable that someone in your league will draft a defense and/or kicker too early, potentially touching off an irrational run at each position because other owners now think it's "OK" and that they better hurry to grab the best options before they're gone.

Don't fall into that trap. There's high turnover each year among the fantasy leaders at both defense and kicker, and the point differential among the elite and low-end starting options isn't significant. Continue solidifying your bench with handcuffs and sleepers through the middle rounds; there will be still be plenty of serviceable defenses and kickers available in the last two rounds.

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